Jake Scott, who was born and grew up in Lewiston, played for four teams during his 10-year NFL career. He graduated in 1999 from Lewiston High, where he also threw the shot put and discus for the track team.
Jake walked on to the University of Idaho football team in the fall of 1999, where he redshirted his first year. He earned a starting position as a freshman and went on to start 46 games at weak-side tackle during his UI career. He earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and earned academic honors.
Following his senior year at UI, Jake was selected in the fifth round of the 2004 NFL draft by the Indianapolis Colts. He started nine games as a rookie and was selected to Football Digest’s All-Rookie Team. He started all 16 regular season games the following two years and started in the postseason, including Super Bowl XLI when the Colts beat the Chicago Bears. He wound up playing four seasons for the Colts.
In 2008, Jake signed a free-agent contract with Tennessee where he played four seasons. He played with Philadelphia in 2012 and then signed with the Detroit Lions in the summer of 2013 before retiring. At one point, he had a run of 128 starts out of 131 games played.
Jake was inducted into the UI Hall of Fame in 2014.